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Man taking trash to dumpster with gun slips, shoots and kills self accidentally, police say (www.ksat.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A man taking his trash to an apartment dumpster was shot and killed after he slipped while walking and the gun he was carrying went off accidentally, according to San Antonio police.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Everyone else really dodged a bullet with this guy.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

aLWAyS CArRY oNE iN ThE CHamBER

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

You know there really should be some kind of safety feature on the gun which prevents it going off just because the trigger got pulled.

Also even I know about trigger discipline, I mean come on

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Silence from the "guns don't kill people" crowd.

The device should be checked to ensure its not a malfunction.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Sometimes the trash takes himself out.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (11 children)

Imagine how much of a pussy you have to be to need to wear a gun at all times.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

From my read of the article he wasn't wearing it, he was holding it in his hands along with the trash...

What's the line of thinking on that?

Get up. Realize it's trash day and grab the trash to go outside - but wait! What if some ne'er-do-well has been lying in ambush until 6 in the fucking morning to rob me of my precious trash? Better grab my heat. Shit I'm still in my pajamas and my holster is in the other room. I'll just walk out like some romcom librarian, except instead of books I have a heap of trash and a loaded gun and the part where I trip is a lot less cute.

[+] [email protected] -11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (8 children)

Honestly if I lived in the US I probably would. Not because I feel the need to pull it out and show everyone, but because I don't want to die without a chance to defend myself.

That said - I think the fact that guns are so readily available in the US is bad and should be stopped so that people don't feel the need to carry themselves.

Edit: woah boy this comment really got some people excited. Look, I'm not pro gun and I'm not American - I'm just saying how I feel....nothing more, or less. Over here in Europe I have the luxury of not needing to even think about it...and without any desire to live in America I also don't need to think much beyond what i shared. Have a great weekend all!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Do you have any empirical basis to believe that carrying a gun increases and does not decrease your life expectancy

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I live in the US, you're more likely to die in a car accident than get killed by someone with a gun. Plus all us Americans should be pretty desensitized to shootings and what not now, just get over it lol

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Defend yourself how? Really imagine the scenario. Someone wants you dead, so they walk up behind you and shoot you. Where is your opportunity for defense?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I worked in the US for a long time and at no point did I ever feel the need to carry a gun around. If anybody ever did mug me they'd just get my wallet It's not worth fighting over it.

If somebody wants me dead then the gun isn't going to do me any good, how am I going to get it out of the holster in time?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

You should obviously keep it in your hand, finger on the trigger, at all times. Like the garbage guy in the article.